Combined film illuminating and filing cabinet



H. H. TURNER.

COMBINED FILM ILLUMINATING'AND FILING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 1, 1921.

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ATTORNEY.

H. H. TURNER. I COMBINED FILM ILLUMINATING AND FILING CABINET.

APPLIQATION FILED DEC-1| 192].

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' UNITED STATES PATENT orrlce.

HENRY H. TURNER, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

COMBINED FILM ILLUMINATING AND FILING CABINET.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

Application filed December 1, 1921. Serial No. 519,156.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY H. TURNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at. Louisville. in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Film Illuminating and Filing Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to combinated illuminating and filing cabinets, and has for one of its objects to provide a convenient common to all of the lights and coacting with light diffusing members over and through which the light: waves are uniformly distributed. 1

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in'certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawings illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention Figure 1 is a front elevation.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section.

Fig. 3 is a detail of a pair of the light imparting devices and a portion of the lamp supporting hoods.

The improved apparatus is designed more particularly for displaying photograph plates or films, especially X-ray films, in convenient position for observation and to store the same in readily accessible receptacles when not in use.

The improved apparatus comprises a base support or cabinet represented as a whole at 10 and having a plurality of relatively large drawers 11 and smaller drawers 12 operative through the front of the cabinetas shown. f

The base structure 10 is extended upwardly at the rear as represented at 13 with the front of the extension inclined rearwardly and open except for transverse rails 14-15- 16 and 17, the latter rail being embedded in the top of the base, as shown in Fig. 2. v i

The rails are connected in members 18, and thus form an oblong frame having two relatively large openings, a relatively narrow opening. between the large openings, w

and a relatively narrow opening between the top 19 of the cabinet extension and the uppermost larger opening.

Fitting between theupper rail 14 and the top 19 of-the cabinet extension, is an outwardly curvinghood. 20 While a similar hood 21 extends between the intermediate rails 15 and 16.

The hoods extend the full length of the rails and cover the relatively narrow openings above referred to, and are each provided with a plurality of light dispensing elements, for instance a plurality of electric light bulbs represented conventionally at 22.

The larger opening between the rails 14 and 15 is filled with a semi-transparent member 23, for instance ground glass, while Y a similar member 2 1 fills thespace between the rails 16 and 17. .The rail 14 is rovided with a plurality of clips 25 to engage the upper edges of the plates, films, or other articles to be held and represented conventionally at 26. By this means the films are maintained in position against the ground glass plate 23, while similar clips 27 are attached to the rail,16 and hold another set of thefilms or plates against the ground glass plate 24.

Disposed wlthin the extension 13 of the cabinet, is a relatively large concaved reflector member 28, in position to receive the light rays from the lamps 22 and reflect them against the ground glass members 23 and 24 and thus uniformly distribute the rays through the glass, and correspondingly diffuse the rays as they pass through the films or plates held by the clips thereon. By this simple means-every portion of the film or plate is uniformly illuminated and every portion equally defined.

This uniform distribution of the light so that every part of the film or plate is uniformly defined is an important advantage, especially in exhibiting andobserving X-ray plates.

Removably disposed in each of the larger drawers 11 is a receptacle 29 of sheet metal, having a partial closure 30 hingedly united at 31 to the receptacles.

The films or plates when not in use are stored in the metal receptacles which may be lifted out and stored in another locality and another receptacle deposited in its place. Thus current films or plates only may be retained in the receptacles and the obsolete or less frequently required plates stored in other localities.

The smaller drawers 12 are designed for card indexes for the matter shown on the plates or films and may be of any required size or any required number provided.

The cabinet 10 and its extension 13 may be of any size, or capacity, and arranged to contain any required number of the ground glass plates.

By this simple arrangement the films are held in compact manner, and in convenient position for observation and study.

When used by the medical profession, the smaller drawers will be utilized tocontain cards for receiving records of the pathological conditions and name index for the patients, while the larger metal receptacles will contain the films or plates to which the cards refer.

The receptacles 11' and 12 may be of any suitable material, but preferably of steel, and a plurality of the receptacles will be furnished with each cabinet, to provide for the use of an unlimited number of the films with each cabinet or casing.

WVhen the reflector 28 is extended as shown in Fig. 2, a third series of the lamps 22 will be employed, as shown.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawings and set forth in the specification, but it will be understood that modifications within the scope of the claimed invention may be made in the construction without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus describedthe invention, what is claimed as new is:--

In a device of the class described, a closure, a plurality of rails in spaced relation and extending over one side of said closure,

semitransparent members supported by certain of said rails and adapted to support photographic films, protectin hoods supported by certain of said rai s, light producing elements supported in said hoods, and a reflector member within said closure in position to receive the rays from said light producing elements and transmit them uniformly diffused through said semi-transparent members and the films supported thereon.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature hereto.

HENRY H. TURNER. 

